Moscow Chess Open Rd.6 – Two Russian players lead the Main Section

The Russian Grandmasters GM Dmitry Kokarev and GM Pavel Ponkratov moved into the joint lead after the sixth round of the main event in the Moscow Open 2013.

The main section of the Moscow Open started this round with eight leaders facing each other on the top four boards. Two games finished in draws and two with white victories.

The International Chess Festival “Moscow Open 2013″ is taking place from 31st January to 11th February, 2013, at the Russian State Social University (RSSU), B. Pick Street, 4, metro station “Botanical Garden” in Moscow.

Dmitry Kokarev defeated the American Ildar Ibragimov. The game started with a French Defense where white played an early f4. Black’s chances never seemed to be worse in the complicated position, and the computer even favored him giving an evaluation of -1.56 at some moment. However, Ibragimov seems to have taken a risky decision in the last move before the time control: 40…Ne2+ was the decisive mistake. The game finished at move 46, when white was about to capture a rook thanks to a fork by his queen.

GM Ildar Ibragimov lost in a fierce struggle

Ponkratov took much longer to break his opponent. Facing Kovalenko’s Caro-Kann, the Russian showed good positional skill and obtained a small advantage in the middlegame. It took him 86 moves to convert the favorable rook endgame into a win.

Moscow Open – Standings after 6 rounds:

1

GM

Ponkratov Pavel

RUS

2584

-

5.5

2

GM

Kokarev Dmitry

RUS

2635

-

5.5

3

GM

Nepomniachtchi Ian

RUS

2703

-

5.0

4

GM

Adhiban B.

IND

2547

-

5.0

5

GM

Mamedov Rauf

AZE

2651

-

5.0

6

IM

Matinian Nikita

RUS

2460

-

5.0

7

GM

Maletin Pavel

RUS

2571

-

5.0

8

GM

Savchenko Boris

RUS

2584

-

5.0

9

GM

Sandipan Chanda

IND

2590

-

5.0

10

GM

Ganguly Surya Shekhar

IND

2626

-

5.0

11

GM

Khairullin Ildar

RUS

2650

-

5.0

GM

Guseinov Gadir

AZE

2623

-

5.0

13

GM

Smirnov Pavel

RUS

2618

-

5.0

14

GM

Ibragimov Ildar

USA

2555

-

4.5

15

GM

Kovalenko Igor

UKR

2586

-

4.5

16

GM

Danin Alexandre

RUS

2578

-

4.5

17

GM

Gabuzyan Hovhannes

ARM

2517

-

4.5

18

GM

Amonatov Farrukh

TJK

2625

-

4.5

19

GM

Nyzhnyk Illya

UKR

2637

-

4.5

20

IM

Kovalev Vladislav

BLR

2500

-

4.5

21

IM

Goganov Aleksey

RUS

2550

-

4.5

22

IM

Narayanan Srinath

IND

2434

-

4.5

23

IM

Tarlev Konstantin

UKR

2541

-

4.5

24

IM

Vidit Santosh Gujrathi

IND

2546

-

4.5

25

GM

Vorobiov Evgeny E.

RUS

2584

-

4.5

26

GM

Gabrielian Artur

RUS

2579

-

4.5

27

IM

Airapetian Gor

RUS

2462

-

4.5

28

GM

Iljushin Alexei

RUS

2508

-

4.0

29

GM

Svetushkin Dmitry

MDA

2612

-

4.0

30

IM

Hayrapetyan Hovik

ARM

2500

-

4.0

31

GM

Najer Evgeniy

RUS

2647

-

4.0

32

GM

Panarin Mikhail

RUS

2552

-

4.0

33

FM

Petrov Nikita

RUS

2312

-

4.0

34

FM

Aghasaryan Robert

ARM

2425

-

4.0

35

GM

Venkatesh M.R.

IND

2501

-

4.0

36

GM

Iturrizaga Eduardo

VEN

2646

-

4.0

37

GM

Durarbayli Vasif

AZE

2598

-

4.0

38

GM

Gopal G.N.

IND

2545

-

4.0

39

IM

Akshayraj Kore

IND

2455

-

4.0

40

FM

Meribanov Vitaly

BLR

2426

-

4.0

41

GM

Khusnutdinov Rustam

KAZ

2493

-

4.0

42

GM

Gupta Abhijeet

IND

2612

-

4.0

43

IM

Ulko Jaroslav

RUS

2442

-

4.0

44

IM

Pavlov Sergey

UKR

2471

-

4.0

45

GM

Volkov Sergey

RUS

2593

-

4.0

46

FM

Dzhangobegov Vladimir

RUS

2381

-

4.0

47

GM

Pridorozhni Aleksei

RUS

2523

-

4.0

48

FM

Sanzhaev Darsen

RUS

2336

-

4.0

49

IM

Badmatsyrenov Oleg

RUS

2472

-

4.0

50

GM

Demchenko Anton

RUS

2627

-

4.0

51

FM

Chekhov Sergei

RUS

2444

-

4.0

52

Iljiushenok Ilia

RUS

2408

-

4.0

53

GM

Arun Prasad S.

IND

2514

-

4.0

54

IM

Bernadskiy Vitaliy

UKR

2503

-

4.0

55

GM

Glek Igor

GER

2431

-

3.5

56

GM

Yilmaz Mustafa

TUR

2531

-

3.5

57

FM

Hernandez Alexander

VEN

2266

-

3.5

58

Paravyan David

RUS

2298

-

3.5

59

IM

Shukh Nikolai

RUS

2413

-

3.5

60

FM

Ghosh Diptayan

IND

2427

-

3.5

61

IM

Debashis Das

IND

2474

-

3.5

62

FM

Savitskiy Sergey

RUS

2363

-

3.5

63

GM

Shomoev Anton

RUS

2557

-

3.5

IM

Sharafiev Azat

RUS

2433

-

3.5

65

GM

Harika Dronavalli

IND

2514

-

3.5

66

GM

Rakhmanov Aleksandr

RUS

2612

-

3.5

67

GM

Halkias Stelios

GRE

2566

-

3.5

68

GM

Bryzgalin Kirill

RUS

2483

-

3.5

69

GM

Iskusnyh Sergei

RUS

2487

-

3.5

70

GM

Khruschiov Alexey

MDA

2431

-

3.5

71

FM

Moiseev Gumar

RUS

2375

-

3.5

72

IM

Yandarbiev Ruslan

RUS

2343

-

3.5

73

GM

Chernobay Artem

RUS

2499

-

3.5

74

GM

Tukhaev Adam

UKR

2517

-

3.5

75

FM

Tsydypov Zhamsaran

RUS

2384

-

3.5

76

IM

Antipov Mikhail Al.

RUS

2472

-

3.5

77

Rzayev Bahruz

AZE

2395

-

3.5

78

GM

Balashov Yuri S

RUS

2481

-

3.5

79

IM

Karavade Eesha

IND

2391

-

3.5

80

IM

Ozolin Maxim

RUS

2386

-

3.5

81

Predke Alexandr

RUS

2480

-

3.5

82

FM

Nozdrachev Leonid

RUS

2383

-

3.5

83

IM

Artemiev Vladislav

RUS

2502

-

3.5

84

IM

Virovlansky Semen

RUS

2447

-

3.5

85

WGM

Gomes Mary Ann

IND

2394

-

3.5

FM

Kolomensky Vladimir

RUS

2238

-

3.5

87

FM

Grishchenko Sergey

RUS

2484

-

3.5

88

GM

Gavrilov Alexei

RUS

2482

-

3.5

89

IM

Appolonov Sergey

RUS

2378

-

3.5

90

IM

Zenzera Alexey

RUS

2399

-

3.5

91

GM

Bezgodov Alexei

RUS

2502

-

3.5

92

GM

Khismatullin Denis

RUS

2655

-

3.5

93

GM

Kabanov Nikolai

RUS

2470

-

3.5

94

FM

Mikhailov Viacheslav

RUS

2323

-

3.5

95

FM

Grib Roman

BLR

2378

-

3.0

96

FM

Gerasimov Ivan

RUS

2311

-

3.0

97

IM

Sergienko Sergey

RUS

2405

-

3.0

98

IM

Kalegin Evgenij

RUS

2475

-

3.0

99

IM

Rodchenkov Sergey D.

RUS

2346

-

3.0

100

IM

Bajarani Ulvi

AZE

2441

-

3.0

101

IM

Konovalov Nikolay

RUS

2428

-

3.0

102

Aitbayev Aslan

KAZ

2441

-

3.0

103

FM

Seliverstov Vladimir

RUS

2433

-

3.0

104

GM

Stupak Kirill

BLR

2505

-

3.0

105

IM

Simonian Tigran

ARM

2409

-

3.0

106

IM

Arslanov Shamil

RUS

2391

-

3.0

107

IM

Stany G.A.

IND

2456

-

3.0

IM

Potapov Pavel

RUS

2444

-

3.0

109

FM

Bogachkov Igor

RUS

2348

-

3.0

110

FM

Belousov Danila

RUS

2349

-

3.0

111

Kapov Albert

RUS

2190

-

3.0

112

Kassimov Baurzhan

KAZ

2295

-

3.0

113

IM

Belyakov Bogdan

RUS

2406

-

3.0

114

CM

Petrosyan Manuel

ARM

2291

-

3.0

115

IM

Demidov Mikhail

RUS

2457

-

3.0

Triapishko Olexandr

UKR

2117

-

3.0

117

FM

Lyanguzov Oleg

RUS

2329

-

3.0

118

GM

Klimov Sergey

RUS

2504

-

3.0

119

Demianjuk Alexander

RUS

2356

-

3.0

120

IM

Efanov Nikolai

RUS

2406

-

3.0

121

Gorozhanin Mikhail

RUS

2266

-

3.0

122

FM

Rozhko Dmitry

RUS

2334

-

3.0

123

FM

Khatoev Eduard

RUS

2305

-

3.0

124

FM

Tologontegin Semetey

KGZ

2350

-

3.0

125

GM

Yandemirov Valeri

RUS

2427

-

3.0

126

IM

Kanter Eduard

RUS

2410

-

3.0

127

Gurkin Anton

KAZ

2262

-

3.0

128

FM

Nikologorskiy Konstantin

RUS

2390

-

3.0

129

Kovtunenko Alexandr

RUS

2166

-

3.0

130

IM

Pasiev Rakhim

RUS

2406

-

3.0

131

FM

Musakaev Emil

RUS

2365

-

3.0

132

IM

Loskutov Oleg

RUS

2405

-

3.0

133

GM

Krapivin Alexander

RUS

2435

-

3.0

134

FM

Gordievsky Dmitry

RUS

2442

-

3.0

135

IM

Mohota Nisha

IND

2327

-

3.0

136

IM

Chigaev Maksim

RUS

2464

-

3.0

137

Myshkin Nikita

RUS

2285

-

3.0

138

WGM

Nakhbayeva Guliskhan

KAZ

2353

-

3.0

139

IM

Krapivin Vladislav

RUS

2363

-

3.0

140

Golubov Saveliy

RUS

2224

-

2.5

141

IM

Shuraev Andrei

RUS

2355

-

2.5

142

FM

Terentjev Vladislav

RUS

2301

-

2.5

143

IM

Gagarin Vasilij

RUS

2325

-

2.5

144

Geivondian Arman

RUS

2168

-

2.5

145

IM

Kotenko Pavel

RUS

2387

-

2.5

146

IM

G. Akash

IND

2407

-

2.5

147

Oganisjn Roman

RUS

2254

-

2.5

148

Shahinyan David

ARM

2358

-

2.5

149

Vavulin Maksim

RUS

2311

-

2.5

150

Tunik Sergey

RUS

2120

-

2.5

151

WGM

Kiran Manisha Mohanty

IND

2188

-

2.5

152

WGM

Padmini Rout

IND

2307

-

2.5

153

Barsamian Eduard

RUS

2241

-

2.5

Klyuev Alexander S.

RUS

2227

-

2.5

155

Mihoubi Saad

ALG

2012

-

2.5

156

IM

Kostin Alexey

RUS

2336

-

2.5

157

Mikaelyan Arman

ARM

2208

-

2.5

158

FM

Tekeyev Zaur

RUS

2335

-

2.5

159

Afanasiev Nikita

RUS

2255

-

2.5

160

Sychev Klementy

RUS

2341

-

2.5

161

GM

Petrosian Davit G.

ARM

2444

-

2.5

162

GM

Askarov Marat

RUS

2494

-

2.5

163

Tregubov Andrei

RUS

2349

-

2.5

164

Yaksin Oleg

RUS

2411

-

2.5

165

FM

Makhmutov Rail

RUS

2358

-

2.5

166

FM

Minko Vladimir

RUS

2281

-

2.5

167

Michelle Catherina P

IND

2105

-

2.5

168

Akhmetov Ayan

KAZ

2337

-

2.5

169

WGM

Soumya Swaminathan

IND

2291

-

2.5

170

IM

Skomorokhin Roman

RUS

2352

-

2.5

171

FM

Egorov Dmitry

RUS

2332

-

2.5

172

IM

Belov Igor

RUS

2437

-

2.5

173

FM

Zakharov Aleksej

RUS

2334

-

2.0

174

IM

Ageichenko Genadi A

RUS

2288

-

2.0

175

IM

Rjabzev Konstantin

RUS

2279

-

2.0

176

FM

Yuferev Oleg

RUS

2306

-

2.0

177

FM

Solovjev Nikolay

RUS

2303

-

2.0

178

IM

Gusarov Grigory

RUS

2324

-

2.0

Bulatov Ramil

RUS

2248

-

2.0

180

Litvinov Maxim

RUS

2107

-

2.0

181

WIM

Abdulla Khayala

AZE

2203

-

2.0

182

Korchmar Vasiliy

RUS

2280

-

2.0

183

FM

Rozanov Pavel B.

RUS

2236

-

2.0

184

Prokopchuk Yury

RUS

2332

-

2.0

185

Pletnev Evgeniy

RUS

2332

-

2.0

186

FM

Piskunov Alexandr

RUS

2325

-

2.0

187

Dibrov Ilya

RUS

2301

-

2.0

188

WFM

Pujari Rucha

IND

2100

-

2.0

189

IM

Shvedchikov Anatoli I.

RUS

2391

-

2.0

190

Tleptsok Ruslan

RUS

2327

-

2.0

Sarana Alexey

RUS

2229

-

2.0

192

Stegariu Vlad-Ionut

ROU

2201

-

2.0

193

Subbotin Andrey

RUS

2038

-

2.0

194

IM

Pozin Sergey

RUS

2391

-

2.0

195

Yakimenko Alexander A.

RUS

2184

-

2.0

196

WFM

Monnisha Gk

IND

2055

-

2.0

197

Sbitnev Andrey

RUS

2196

-

2.0

198

FM

Duzhakov Ilya

RUS

2324

-

2.0

199

Temirov Bakhyt

KAZ

2287

-

2.0

200

FM

Faizrakhmanov Ramil

RUS

2317

-

1.5

201

Samdanov Samdan

RUS

2260

-

1.5

202

FM

Kigel Dmytro

UKR

2368

-

1.5

203

IM

Gorbatov Alexej

RUS

2366

-

1.5

204

Tarasov Alexandr

RUS

2167

-

1.5

205

Kozhevnikov Ivan

RUS

2141

-

1.5

206

Pugachev Artem

RUS

2209

-

1.5

207

FM

Kostin Konstantin

RUS

2310

-

1.5

208

IM

Nyudleev Dolgan

RUS

2372

-

1.5

209

WGM

Cherednichenko Svetlana

UKR

2307

-

1.5

210

Khanin Semen

RUS

2232

-

1.5

211

Kalinin Nikita

RUS

2158

-

1.5

212

Gurvich Vitaly

RUS

1902

-

1.5

213

Yeletsky Ivan

RUS

2156

-

1.5

214

Zizlova Sofia

RUS

2129

-

1.5

215

Piskun Alexey

RUS

2205

-

1.5

216

Tugarin Anton

RUS

2126

-

1.5

217

Shlauzer Andrey

RUS

2160

-

1.0

218

Krivenko Sergey

RUS

2348

-

1.0

219

Kuprijanov Anatoly

RUS

2213

-

1.0

220

Gevorgyan David

ARM

2452

-

1.0

221

WFM

Bharathi R.

IND

2099

-

1.0

222

Kasimov Maksim

RUS

0

-

1.0

223

Mischerikov Alexey

RUS

0

-

1.0

224

Romanov Stanislav

RUS

2103

-

1.0

225

Tirado Henry

VEN

2222

-

1.0

226

FM

Chommyyev Mihail

TKM

2208

-

0.5

227

Bolychevsky Alexander

RUS

1845

-

0.5

228

GM

Krasenkow Michal

POL

2643

-

0.0

GM

Turov Maxim

RUS

2599

-

0.0

GM

Ghaem Maghami Ehsan

IRI

2568

-

0.0

IM

Karpov Vadim

RUS

2366

-

0.0

IM

Kashtanov Ruslan

RUS

2346

-

0.0

Marchuk Maxim

RUS

2180

-

0.0

Romanko - Tomnikova

IM Marina Romanko is still enjoying her good run; she achieved her 6th straight victory in the Open for women.

In today’s round, the Russian defeated Nino Batsiashvili from Georgia. This time, Marina Romanko had to fight hard to win, as it took her 61 moves to finally beat her opponent’s defensive efforts.

The victory came when it was clear that one of the three passed pawns of black would promote despite the presence of opposite-colored bishops on the board.

In the Young Grandmasters Tournament, Russian IM Urii Eliseev recovered from yesterday’s loss against Vladimir Belous and defeated GM Sethuraman with the white pieces. He is now half a point behind Belous in the standings and still has the chance to fight for the winner’s trophy with three rounds to go.

The game started with a sharp Sicilian. White gave up a piece for a pawn and the possibility of keeping the opponent’s king in the center. The Indian made a big mistake when he decided to defend his extra piece with a knight instead of a bishop and the game went uphill from there.

Eliseev used his initiative wisely and finished the game off by chasing the Black king with his queen and rook. Sethuraman resigned on move 31 when checkmate in 5 presented itself on the board.

IM Vladimir Belous maintained the lead in the tournament with 4,5/6. Shimanov and Eliseev are half a point behind.

The Russian FM Daria Pustovoitova is now the only player in second place, after beating WGM Szczepkowska-Horowska.

Saduakassova’s victim of this round was the unfortunate Dina Drozdova, who seems to be out of shape with the third consecutive loss. The Russian played very passively in the Nimzo-Indian and the leader used her chance to gain space in the center.

When black played the very strange 24…Ne8, Dinara Saduakassova went for a kingside attack with 25.Ng4. Resignation came in the next move when it is clear that black will need to give up her queen to avoid getting mated on the long dark-squared diagonal.

The other player that was sharing the second place a point behind Saduakassova, WIM Altanulzii Enkhtuul, lost her game with the white pieces, and now stands at a two points distance from the leader.